Since the 90s, there has been a great deal of change in the mindset of men, women and families towards marriage. Attitudes toward divorce, second marriages and single parenthood have drastically changed, however, courts have not been able to address this phenomena through adequate reforms. There has been an increase in these cases, with around […]
Can I not be a tax filer please? A satire on tax paying Pakistanis
I am one of those unfortunate tax filers who is amongst the 800,000 people of Pakistan paying taxes and disclosing assets honestly. People like me have been filers since the first day of starting work even if it was a measly salary or earnings from a small start-up business or a successful business venture. We […]
Intolerance: can we save our future generations?
Intellectuals, judiciary, political parties, rulers and leaders have been giving space to extremists and bigots since as early as 1970s. It began with the popularly elected Zulfikar Ali Bhutto giving in to the unreasonable demands of Islamic parties followed by the Zia era which unleashed extremist Islam on Pakistan for a decade. Zia’s Islam was […]
Let the government listen and work
Let the government work, but objective criticism should not stop and PTI must never refrain from listening to such criticism. In fact, a think tank or a council could be formed, which can identify suggestions derived from constructive criticism, as a part of Government policy making. It can also help the PTI government to realise […]
PTI must deliver true accountability
It seems all the talk about tackling corruption was not just empty politicking. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has actively pursued corrupt individuals through the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and other agencies. On August 31, the Prime Minister (PM) asked journalists to support this endeavour. This is commendable — and yes — the media, journalists […]